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Yang Q, Bi R, Banerjee D, Nasrabadi H. Direct Observation of the Vapor-Liquid Phase Transition and Hysteresis in 2 nm Nanochannels. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:9790-9798. [PMID: 35913840 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The characterization of fluid phase transitions in nanoscale pores remains a challenging problem that can significantly affect various applications, such as drug delivery, carbon dioxide storage, and enhanced oil recovery. Previous theoretical and experimental studies have shown that the fluid phase transition changes drastically when the fluid is confined within nanocapillaries with dimensions of <10 nm, potentially due to the dominance of fluid-surface interactions compared to bulk effects. However, due to challenges in performing experiments at the nanoscale, there have been limited experimental observations of the phase transition at this scale. Recent advances in lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technology have enabled the observation of many nanoscale phenomena. In this study, for the first time, we present the direct observation and visualization of n-butane vapor-liquid phase transitions in a 2 nm slit pore using LOC technology. Our experiments, for the first time, measured and directly visualized the deviation of the vapor-liquid phase transition pressure in a 2 nm slit pore compared to the associated unconfined or bulk value. We also measured the liquid-vapor phase transition pressure and observed a significant difference from the vapor-liquid phase transition pressure. We complemented our experimental observations with grand canonical ensemble Monte Carlo molecular simulations to understand the underlying molecular-level mechanisms.
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- Qi Yang
- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mary Kay O'Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Biswas P, Sen D, Prasher M, Sarkar SK, Dasgupta K. Confinement driven anomalous freezing in nano porous spray dried microspheres. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:385707. [PMID: 34116521 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac0ab6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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One-step evaporative jamming of colloidal silica particles in contact-free spray droplets resulted in well-defined powder micro-granules with interstitial nanopores. This paper reports the anomalous freezing behaviour of confined water in the microspheres synthesized using spray drying. It has been revealed that the freezing point of water in these microspheres gets significantly lowered (∼-45 °C) owing to the confinement effect. Thermoporometry results are corroborated with the structural details obtained using complementary techniques of gas adsorption measurements and small-angle x-ray scattering.
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- Priyanka Biswas
- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai-400094, India
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- Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai-400094, India
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- Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
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- Materials Science Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai-400094, India
- Glass and Advanced Materials Division, Materials Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
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Mon KK. Virial series expansion and Monte Carlo studies of equation of state for hard spheres in narrow cylindrical pores. Phys Rev E 2018; 97:052114. [PMID: 29906986 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.97.052114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In this paper, the virial series expansion and constant pressure Monte Carlo method are used to study the longitudinal pressure equation of state for hard spheres in narrow cylindrical pores. We invoke dimensional reduction and map the model into an effective one-dimensional fluid model with interacting internal degrees of freedom. The one-dimensional model is extensive. The Euler relation holds, and longitudinal pressure can be probed with the standard virial series expansion method. Virial coefficients B_{2} and B_{3} were obtained analytically, and numerical quadrature was used for B_{4}. A range of narrow pore widths (2R_{p}), R_{p}<(sqrt[3]+2)/4=0.9330... (in units of the hard sphere diameter) was used, corresponding to fluids in the important single-file formations. We have also computed the virial pressure series coefficients B_{2}^{'}, B_{3}^{'}, and B_{4}^{'} to compare a truncated virial pressure series equation of state with accurate constant pressure Monte Carlo data. We find very good agreement for a wide range of pressures for narrow pores. These results contribute toward increasing the rather limited understanding of virial coefficients and the equation of state of hard sphere fluids in narrow cylindrical pores.
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- K K Mon
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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Bai J, Zeng X, Koga K, Tanaka H. Formation of Quasi Two-dimensional Bilayer Ice in Hydrophobic Slits: A Possible Candidate for Ice XIII? MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/0892702031000103158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- J. Bai
- a Department of Chemistry , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , 68588 , Lincoln , NE , USA
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- a Department of Chemistry , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , 68588 , Lincoln , NE , USA
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- b Department of Chemistry , Cornell University , 14853 , Ithaca , NY , USA
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- c Department of Chemistry , Okayama University , 700-8530 , Okayama , Japan
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CUMMINGS PETERT, JACKSON GEORGE, ROWLINSON JOHNS. Keith E. Gubbins: A celebration of statistical mechanics. Mol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/00268970210142666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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WANG QINYU, JOHNSON JKARL. Hydrogen adsorption on graphite and in carbon slit pores from path integral simulations. Mol Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/00268979809483162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Morineau D, Dosseh G, Alba-Simionesco C, Llewellyn P. Glass transition, freezing and melting of liquids confined in the mesoporous silicate MCM-41. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/13642819908223069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Denis Morineau
- a Chimie Physique des Matériaux Amorphes , Unité Mixte de Recherche associée au CNRS 8611 , Bǎtiment 490, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 , Orsay , France
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- a Chimie Physique des Matériaux Amorphes , Unité Mixte de Recherche associée au CNRS 8611 , Bǎtiment 490, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 , Orsay , France
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- a Chimie Physique des Matériaux Amorphes , Unité Mixte de Recherche associée au CNRS 8611 , Bǎtiment 490, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 , Orsay , France
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- b Centre de Therraodynamique et de Microcalorimétrie , CNRS, 26 rue du 141° RIA, 13003 , Marseille , France
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Kamenetskiy IE, Mon KK, Percus JK. Equation of state for hard-sphere fluid in restricted geometry. J Chem Phys 2004; 121:7355-61. [PMID: 15473806 DOI: 10.1063/1.1795131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Many practical applications require the knowledge of the equation of state of fluids in restricted geometry. We study a hard-sphere fluid at equilibrium in a narrow cylindrical pore with hard walls for pore radii R<((square root 3)+2)/4 (in units of the hard sphere diameter). In this case each particle can interact only with its nearest neighbors, which makes possible the use of analytical methods to study the thermodynamics of the system. Using a transfer operator formalism and expanding in low- and high-pressure regions, we can obtain a simple analytical equation of state for almost all ranges of pressure. The results agree with Monte Carlo simulations. Additionally, it is shown that a convenient analytical representation can be chosen to accurately describe the equation of state within the error of the Monte Carlo simulation.
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- I E Kamenetskiy
- Department of Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10012, USA.
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Cao D, Wang W, Duan X. Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation for determination of optimum parameters for adsorption of supercritical methane in pillared layered pores. J Colloid Interface Sci 2002; 254:1-7. [PMID: 12702418 DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2002.8543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) method is carried out to determine optimum adsorptive storage pressures of supercritical methane in pillared layered pores. In the simulation, the pillared layered pore is modeled by a uniform distribution of pillars between two solid walls. Methane is described as a spherical Lennard-Jones molecule, and Steele's 10-4-3 potential is used for representing the interaction between the fluid and a layered wall. The site-site interaction is also used for calculating the interaction energy between methane molecules and pillars. An effective potential model that reflects the characteristics of a real pillared layered material is proposed here. In the model, a binary interaction parameter, k(fw), is introduced into the combining rule for the cross-energy parameter for the interaction between the fluid and a layered wall. Based on the experimental results for the Zr-pillared material synthesized and characterized by Boksh, Kikkinides, and Yang, the binary interaction parameter, k(fw), is determined by fitting the simulation results to the experimental adsorption data of nitrogen at 77 K. Then, by taking it as a model of pillared layered material, a series of GCMC simulations have been carried out. The excess adsorption isotherms of methane in a pillared layered pore with three different pore widths and porosities are obtained at three supercritical temperatures T=207.3, 237.0, and 266.6 K. Based on the simulation results at different porosities, various pore widths and different supercritical temperatures, the pillared layered pore with porosity psi=0.94 and pore width hsigma(p)=1.02 nm is recommended as adsorption storage material of supercritical methane. Moreover, the optimum adsorption pressure is determined at a given temperature and a fixed width of the pillared layered pore. For example, at temperature T=207.3 K, the optimum adsorption pressures are 3.1, 3.7, and 4.5 M Pa at H=1.02, 1.70, and 2.38 nm, respectively. In summary, the GCMC method is a useful tool for optimizing adsorption storage of supercritical methane in pillared layered material.
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- Dapeng Cao
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China.
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Yasuoka K, Gao GT, Zeng XC. Molecular dynamics simulation of supersaturated vapor nucleation in slit pore. J Chem Phys 2000. [DOI: 10.1063/1.480973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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RADHAKRISHNAN RAVI, GUBBINS KEITHE. Free energy studies of freezing in slit pores: an order-parameter approach using Monte Carlo simulation. Mol Phys 1999. [DOI: 10.1080/00268979909483070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mehra V, Basra R, Khanna M, Chakravarty C. Dynamics of Rare Gases in Zeolites: Instantaneous Normal Mode Analysis. J Phys Chem B 1999. [DOI: 10.1021/jp983544k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vishal Mehra
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of TechnologyDelhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of TechnologyDelhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of TechnologyDelhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of TechnologyDelhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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